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CB Static

03-03-2006, 03:35 AM

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MWehmeyer

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CB Static

All,

Have just installed a new Cobra 25 WX and new 5' whip antenna which is mounted to the front fender not too far forward to the windshield.

When the engine is started the background noise picks up quite a bit but does NOT vary with engine speed. CB shop that did the install says the coax is good and I had the standing wave check by an independent source that confirms that. If I pull the antenna then the noise goes away.

CB shop that installed the unit did "noise search" with a directional antenna and there seems to be two areas where noise is being generated - one down by the flywheel damper and the other on the engine inboard of the fuel pump. They say that even moving the antenna will not help since the whole truck is in a "magnetic cone".

Thoughts?

TIA,
Mike

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